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Denis Lavant

Acting

Born: 1961-06-17
From: Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Gender: Male
Height: 1.60 m
Popularity: 0.8

Also Known As

Дени Лаван드니 라방

Biography

Denis Lavant (born June 17, 1961) is a French film actor known for his distinctive face and the physically demanding aspects of the roles he plays, which often involve slapstick, acrobatics or dance, as well as for his long-standing association with director Leos Carax. Lavant has played the lead role in all but one of Carax's films. Lavant is also known for his starring roles in Claire Denis' Beau Travail and Harmony Korine's Mister Lonely, which features Carax in a supporting role.

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Awards & Nominations1 won · 1 nominated

Nominated

European Film Award for Best Actor

Les Amants du Pont-Neuf

1992
🏆 Won

Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

Acting128 titles

Paris Ficelle
10.0
Movie

Paris Ficelle

1982Drama
Le monde à l'envers
10.0
Movie

Le monde à l'envers

1998Drama
After Midnight
9.0
Cartoon

After Midnight

1983Animation
The Boy Who Owns the World
8.5
Movie

The Boy Who Owns the World

2024Romance
L'Ombre sur la plage
8.5
Movie

L'Ombre sur la plage

1982Drama
Two Night Owls in Paris
8.0
Movie

Two Night Owls in Paris

2024Drama
Bacon-Freud, face à face
8.0
Movie

Bacon-Freud, face à face

2025Documentary
All Effort of Men
7.5
Movie

All Effort of Men

2022Documentary
Silver Skates
7.5
Movie

Silver Skates

2020Action
The Lovers on the Bridge
7.4
Movie

The Lovers on the Bridge

1991Drama
The Little Murders of Agatha Christie
7.4
Series

The Little Murders of Agatha Christie

2009-2024Thriller
A Very Long Engagement
7.3
Movie

A Very Long Engagement

2004Drama
Language Does Not Lie
7.3
Movie

Language Does Not Lie

2004Documentary
Beau Travail
7.1
Movie

Beau Travail

2000Drama
Mauvais Sang
7.1
Movie

Mauvais Sang

1986Drama
It's Not Me
7.1
Movie

It's Not Me

2024Drama
Midnight Sun
7.1
Series

Midnight Sun

2016Drama
Les Misérables
7.0
Movie

Les Misérables

1982Drama
Holy Motors
7.0
Movie

Holy Motors

2012Drama
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
7.0
Movie

La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan

2002Comedy
Les Cowboys n'ont pas peur de mourir
7.0
Cartoon

Les Cowboys n'ont pas peur de mourir

2009Animation
The Traveller
7.0
Series

The Traveller

2019 - ...Thriller
Tokyo!
6.9
Movie

Tokyo!

2008Comedy
The Temptation of St. Tony
6.9
Movie

The Temptation of St. Tony

2009Drama
My Intelligent Comedy
6.8
Movie

My Intelligent Comedy

2018Comedy
The Stranger
6.8
Movie

The Stranger

2025Drama
Boy Meets Girl
6.7
Movie

Boy Meets Girl

1984Drama
Entre Nous
6.7
Movie

Entre Nous

1983Drama
Mister Lonely
6.6
Movie

Mister Lonely

2008Comedy
Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux
6.6
Movie

Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux

2019Drama
Gagarine
6.6
Movie

Gagarine

2020Drama
Night of the Kings
6.6
Movie

Night of the Kings

2021Drama
My Little Princess
6.5
Movie

My Little Princess

2011Drama
Boris Without Beatrice
6.5
Movie

Boris Without Beatrice

2016Drama
Going and Coming Back
6.5
Movie

Going and Coming Back

1985Drama
Figurant
6.4
Movie

Figurant

2019Drama
Marussia
6.3
Movie

Marussia

2013Drama
Journey to the West
6.3
Movie

Journey to the West

2014Drama
3 Days in Quiberon
6.3
Movie

3 Days in Quiberon

2018Drama
The Emperor of Paris
6.3
Movie

The Emperor of Paris

2018Drama
The Nipple Whisperer
6.3
Movie

The Nipple Whisperer

2021Drama
Hitler in Hollywood
6.2
Movie

Hitler in Hollywood

2011Comedy
La Squale
6.1
Movie

La Squale

2000Drama
Hood Witch
6.1
Movie

Hood Witch

2023Thriller
Tuvalu
6.0
Movie

Tuvalu

1999Sci-Fi
Long Live Life
6.0
Movie

Long Live Life

1984Thriller
Me and Kaminski
6.0
Movie

Me and Kaminski

2015Comedy
Mr. X
6.0
Movie

Mr. X

2014Documentary
The Night Eats the World
6.0
Movie

The Night Eats the World

2018Horror
The Bra
6.0
Movie

The Bra

2019Comedy
The Iron Ivan
6.0
Movie

The Iron Ivan

2014Drama
DRIVE IN Holy Motors
6.0
Movie

DRIVE IN Holy Motors

2013Documentary
Human Flowers of Flesh
6.0
Movie

Human Flowers of Flesh

2023Drama
Happy New Year London
6.0
Movie

Happy New Year London

2007Drama
Hymn to Merde
6.0
Movie

Hymn to Merde

2009Drama
Tell Me Iggy
6.0
Movie

Tell Me Iggy

2022Documentary
Wild Animals
5.9
Movie

Wild Animals

1997Comedy
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
5.9
Movie

Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas

2013Drama
In the Name of Blood
5.9
Movie

In the Name of Blood

2025Thriller
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
5.8
Movie

Louis-Ferdinand Céline

2016Drama
The Wounded Man
5.8
Movie

The Wounded Man

1983Romance
Kazarken: As We Dig
5.8
Movie

Kazarken: As We Dig

2016Documentary
South Sentinel
5.7
Movie

South Sentinel

2022Drama
21 Nights with Pattie
5.7
Movie

21 Nights with Pattie

2015Comedy
One Nation, One King
5.6
Movie

One Nation, One King

2018Drama
Tralala
5.6
Movie

Tralala

2021Comedy
Hop-o'-My-Thumb
5.5
Movie

Hop-o'-My-Thumb

2011Sci-Fi
Mona and I
5.4
Movie

Mona and I

1990Comedy
Luminal
5.2
Movie

Luminal

2004Drama
Eva Doesn't Sleep
5.2
Movie

Eva Doesn't Sleep

2015Drama
Dark Forests
5.1
Movie

Dark Forests

2015Drama
The Mountain
5.1
Movie

The Mountain

2019Drama
Pitchipoï
5.0
Movie

Pitchipoï

2015Comedy
Silent Streams
5.0
Movie

Silent Streams

2019Drama
Poisson rouge
4.9
Movie

Poisson rouge

2023Comedy
The Chess Game
4.8
Movie

The Chess Game

1994Comedy
Visiblement je vous aime
4.7
Movie

Visiblement je vous aime

1995Drama
Cornelius, the Howling Miller
4.7
Movie

Cornelius, the Howling Miller

2018Drama
Wild Camp
4.5
Movie

Wild Camp

2005Drama
Don Juan
4.5
Movie

Don Juan

1998Comedy
Captain Ahab
4.2
Movie

Captain Ahab

2008Action
Girls with Balls
4.2
Movie

Girls with Balls

2019Horror
Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts
4.1
Movie

Men Show Movies & Women Their Breasts

2014Drama
Once Around the Park
4.0
Movie

Once Around the Park

1989Thriller
Je, François Villon, voleur, assassin, poète
4.0
Movie

Je, François Villon, voleur, assassin, poète

2010Drama
Deep in the Woods
3.9
Movie

Deep in the Woods

2000Horror
Married/Unmarried
3.7
Movie

Married/Unmarried

2001Drama
Le mystère des jonquilles
3.6
Movie

Le mystère des jonquilles

2014Thriller
Morning Star
3.5
Movie

Morning Star

2012Drama
In the Land of Arto
New3.5
Movie

In the Land of Arto

2025Drama
Eye of the Astronomer
3.3
Movie

Eye of the Astronomer

2012Drama
Melody for a Hustler
3.2
Movie

Melody for a Hustler

1998Drama
Graziella
2.3
Movie

Graziella

2015Drama
Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus
2.0
Movie

Marcel Dassault, l'homme au pardessus

2013Drama
Gray House
1.0
Movie

Gray House

2017Documentary
En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel
1.0
Movie

En ningún lugar, Don Luis Buñuel

2013Documentary
Miserable Miracle
0
Cartoon

Miserable Miracle

2023Animation
Austerlitz
0
Movie

Austerlitz

2015Documentary
Scaramouche Scaramouche
0
Movie

Scaramouche Scaramouche

2018Horror
Atlantika
0
Movie

Atlantika

2011Drama
L'Impossible Monsieur Simon
0
Movie

L'Impossible Monsieur Simon

2023Documentary
X14
0
Movie

X14

2022Drama
Biette
0
Movie

Biette

2013Documentary
Mark Rothko (1903-1970) : un humaniste abstrait
0
Movie

Mark Rothko (1903-1970) : un humaniste abstrait

2003Documentary
Body of Crime
0
Movie

Body of Crime

2023Drama
Hyacinthe
0
Movie

Hyacinthe

2025Drama
Correspondances: Dostoïevski
0
Movie

Correspondances: Dostoïevski

2003Documentary
Thunder Voice
0
Movie

Thunder Voice

2023Drama
Les Grandes Marées
0
Movie

Les Grandes Marées

2013Drama
Le discours
0
Movie

Le discours

2022Drama
Redoubt
New0
Movie

Redoubt

2026Drama
Aymeline
0
Movie

Aymeline

2022Thriller
The Green Eyes
0
Movie

The Green Eyes

2023Drama
Who the Fuck Are You
0
Movie

Who the Fuck Are You

2019Drama
The Blue Star
0
Movie

The Blue Star

2020Drama
Şoför
0
Movie

Şoför

2001Drama
Tired of Being Handsome
0
Movie

Tired of Being Handsome

2013Action
Petit Papa Noël va mourir aujourd'hui
0
Movie

Petit Papa Noël va mourir aujourd'hui

2023Drama
Fracas
0
Movie

Fracas

2024Thriller
Demons to Diamonds
0
Movie

Demons to Diamonds

2025Thriller
Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"
0
Movie

Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"

2005Documentary
Sibyl
0
Movie

Sibyl

2025Documentary
Hotel Fantasma
0
Movie

Hotel Fantasma

2025Sci-Fi
Waster
0
Movie

Waster

2024Drama
The End
New0
Cartoon

The End

2026Animation
Walter Benjamin, el aura del camino
0
Movie

Walter Benjamin, el aura del camino

2024Documentary
Square
0
Series

Square

2012 - ...Documentary
The Countess of Monte Cristo
0
Series

The Countess of Monte Cristo

2024 - ...Drama

Writing1 title

Fracas
0
Movie

Fracas

2024Thriller